Two men jailed for bungled Bradford jewellery store robbery
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 15:33 · Archive
Two men have been jailed after a botched robbery at a Bradford jewellery store where they were caught red-handed.
Two men have been jailed after a bungled robbery at Royal Jewellers on Manchester Road in Bradford. Denzel Deneus, 34, was visiting the UK from the Netherlands for a wedding when he targeted the shop with his accomplice Mohamed Balmakhtar, 27. Both men, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to robbery at Bradford Crown Court.
On 10 September, at about 13:20 BST, the pair were let into the shop after the owner recognised them from a visit the previous day, when Deneus had bought a ring for £55. When the owner offered them a handshake, one man grabbed his arm while the other began punching him in the face. The owner pressed the panic alarm and activated security smoke, then tried to take refuge in the toilet but was overpowered and further attacked.
Police found gold jewellery worth £20,000 in Deneus's pockets when they arrived at the scene. They also recovered a claw hammer used as a tool and a Cartier watch thought to have been stolen. Neither man had previous convictions, which Recorder Simon Ward said made their offending all the more surprising. Deneus was jailed for four years and Balmakhtar for three years and nine months.
How it is being reported
- Man who travels to UK for wedding bungles Bradford robbery insteadDenzel Deneus and Mohamed Balmakhtar were both caught red-handed.Huddersfield Examiner · 23 Oct, 15:07
- Thieves caught red-handed robbing jewellers jailedDenzel Deneus and Mohamed Balmakhtar are both jailed over the bungled heist at a Bradford jewellers.BBC Leeds And West Yorkshire · 23 Oct, 14:15
In this story: Denzel Deneus · Mohamed Balmakhtar · Royal Jewellers · Bradford · Manchester Road · Netherlands · Bradford Crown Court
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